Posted on 02/22/2021 7:07:50 AM PST by SeekAndFind
There has been some very good news this week about the prospects of returning back to normal from the COVID pandemic earlier than thought. The first ray of sunshine is that herd immunity may be just weeks away in the United States.
This morning comes news that one of the reasons we are speeding toward herd immunity is that the various COVID vaccines are providing enough protection with just one dose.
Covid-19 survivors who have gotten a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine are generating immune responses that might render a second shot unnecessary, potentially freeing up limited vaccine supply for more people, several new research papers suggest.
The research, while preliminary, found that the previously infected people generated protection against the disease quickly and at dramatically higher levels after a first shot of the current two-shot regimens when compared with people who were vaccinated but hadn’t been sick.
“Everyone should get vaccinated. Not everybody needs two shots,” said Viviana Simon, a professor of microbiology at New York’s Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an author on one study. “As long as we can’t deliver as much vaccine to everybody who wants it, I think it’s an important consideration.”
This is important news which, if it holds up under more study and scrutiny, would help offset the bumpy vaccination rollouts many countries seem to have faced over the last few weeks.
Giving just one dose means health officials could redeploy excess doses to more people and speed the reach of vaccinations, which vaccine experts and health authorities say is crucial as new forms of the virus increase transmission. Limited initial supply has contributed to the bumpy rollout of the vaccine and forced governments to favor high-risk individuals ahead of others.
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Avoiding the COVID vaccine is perfect for me.
first 2, then 3, now 1
I choose 0
0 doses here.
One shot to the heart.
The speed at which these new wonder vaccines came out gives me the creepy deja vu feeling reminding me of Thalidomide. Too many drugs that went through full FDA testing get pulled due to horrendous side effects. A drug that skipped full testing is just downright scary.
My son’s company offered a bonus to get the vaccine. He told them no. If it was so wonderful, why pay people to get it?
The bigger issue is whether or not to delay the 2nd shot for 2-3 months. This strategy stretches the supply enough to provide the first shot to 3 times as many people over the same period of time. I believe this is what they’re doing in the United Kingdom.
“for Some Patients” But they don’t know which patients, so this is useless information.
How do they determine if one vaccine shot is/was enough?
RE: How do they determine if one vaccine shot is/was enough?
I think there is a way to measure the LEVEL of Antibodies to the virus. If the level is more than sufficient, then the shot should be enough.
Yep. I’m convinced 0 is the right number.
Heard last week that the family member of a friend had died after having a massive heart attack while driving, which led to him wrecking his car. He was 48. He had received 2nd vaccination 2 days prior, required by his employer. The coroner told the family that she was seeing this quite a bit and that the death would be attributed to the heart attack first, car accident second, and that she wouldn’t be allowed to mention the vaccine in the final report. However, in her professional opinion, the vaccine was triggering heart failure in people with certain conditions.
It was enough for Karen Hudson-Samuels. Her condition is no stabilized.
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